Yeah, but You Can't Sing: The Deformative Years of Christopher Elam (Vol. 1: Selected Demos 2003-2015)

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1.	Ellacy (Demo 2003) 03:04	buy track
2.	Whatever's Passed (Demo 2011) 04:19	buy track
3.	Beware of Brightness (Demo 2010) 01:34	buy track
4.	If I Had a Hammer (Demo 2008 w/ Andrew and Sofia Wetmore) 03:42	buy track
5.	Just This Way (Demo 2012) 03:38	buy track
6.	Julia Drifts to Sleep (2012) 01:11	buy track
7.	When You Found Out (Demo 2010) 02:42	buy track
8.	Some Tragic Song (Demo 2015) 03:06	buy track
9.	Delirium Tremens (Instrumental Demo 2008) 03:32	buy track
10.	What Happened to Summer Flowers (Demo 2006) 02:29	buy track
11.	Le Sexe est un Procès (Instrumental Demo 2011) 01:28	buy track
12.	Baby Breathy (Demo 2003) 03:30	buy track
13.	Tan and Talk (2009) 02:00	buy track

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A compilation of early home recordings from 2003 to 2015, offered as a free bonus for donors to the GoFundMe campaign.

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released December 15, 2017

All songs written by Christopher Elam, except "If I Had a Hammer" by Andrew Wetmore.

All Songs performed by Christopher Elam, except "If I Had a Hammer" performed by Andrew Wetmore, Sofia Wetmore, and Christopher Elam. Drums on "Ellacy" by Mike McGinnis.

All songs recorded by Christopher Elam, except "Ellacy" recorded by Mike McGinnis.

Mastering for compilation by Christopher Elam at Number Thirteen Studio, 2017.

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Christopher Elam is a musician/songwriter from Chicago.

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